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CHARLES A. FEESER, OF MUNSON, WEST VIRGINIA.

'FASTENING DEVICE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 621,913, dated March28, 1899.

Application filed October 27, 1898. Serial No. 694,680. (No model.)

To all whom t may concern.:

Be it known that I, CHARLES A. FEEsER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Munson, inthe county of Morgan and State of WestVirginia,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in FasteningDevices, of which the following is a full and complete specification,such as will enable those skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and use the same.

This invention relates to fastening devices; and the object thereof isto provide an improved device of this class which is designed to beconnected with the back collar-button and with the vest, coat, or othergarment, so as to prevent the neckband and collar from rising at theback of the neck.

The invention is fully disclosed in the fol# lowing specification, ofwhich the accom panying drawings form a part, in Which- Figure 1 is afront elevation of myimproved fastening device; and Fig. 2, a side viewthereof, showing the method of connecting the fastening device with thecollar-button and coat,`

vest, or other garment.

In the drawings forming part of this speciiication the separate parts ofmyimprovement are designated by the same numerals of reference in bothviews, and in the practice of my invention I provide a strap 5, which ispreferably composed of elastic material and which is provided adjacentto each end with a link 6, having a longitudinal central crossbar 7, andthe strap 5 is connected with the links 6 by being passed therethroughand folded backwardly, so as to form loops 8, this form of constructionbeing well known.

One end of the strap`5 is provided with a hook 9, composed of a back 10and a downwardly-directed front portion 11, and the back 10 is providedwith a circular opening 12, having an upwardly-directed oblongextensionY 13, and in practice the collar-button is passed through thecircular opening 12 and the shank thereof passes upwardly into theoblongextension 13. The other end of the strap 5 is provided with an ordinarysafety-pin 14, and

in Fig. 2 I have shown at 15 a part of the lining of a coat, vest, orother garment, and at 16 a section of a collar, a section of a neckbandof a shirt being also shown at 17, and the collar 16 and neckband 17 areconnected by the usual button 18.

When the fastening device is connected with the collarbutton, as shownand described, the front portion 1l of the hook 9, which projectsdownwardly over the head of the button 18, serves to hold the necktie,which is passed thereunder,and prevents said necktie from slippingupwardly over the cola lar.

The safety-pin is con nected with the lining of acoat,vest, or othergarment, as shown, and securely holds the fastening device and preventsthe same from moving upwardly, and it will thus be seen that Iaccomplish the object of my invention by means of a device which issimple in construction and operation and also comparatively inexpensive.

Having fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent* 1. A fastening device for the purpose hereindescribed, comprising an elastic strap pro vided at one end with asafety-pin having a -side loop through which one end of the strap ispassed, said strap being also provided at the opposite end with a hook,comprising a back and front portion, said back portion be ing providedcentrally with an opening have ing an extension, and the front portionof said hook being curved downwardly over said openiu g, substantiallyas shown and described.

2. A fastening device for the purpose herein described, comprising anelastic strap provided at one end with an attachment whereby it may beconnected with the lining of the coat or vest, said attachment beingprovided with a side loop through which one end of the strap is passed,and said strap being provided at the opposite end with a hook having aloop through which the other end of the strap is passed, said hookcomprising a back and a front portion, the back portion being providedwith an opening having an extension in a direction opposite tothat ofthe strap, and the front portion being curved downwardly over saidopening, substantially as shown and de scribed.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed myname, in presence of the subscribing witnesses, this 22d day of October,1898. l

` CHARLES A. FEESER. Witnesses:

JOSEPH C. KENNEDY,

C. T. BEvANs..

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